Open My Eyes That I May See
First B Jackson
2011-08-28

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Alright, guys. Good morning. Glad to see all of you here. If you guys want to stand with me, we will go ahead and get started with our worship.

There is an end king, and it makes my heart wanna sing. Alright. Thanks for joining us this morning. Why you don't guys go ahead and

take a minute to greet one another? Tell one another you love them and you're happy to see them this morning.

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Alright, guys. It's good to see everybody this morning. Welcome to First Baptist Church. Let's go ahead and open with the word of prayer. Dear God, thank you for today.

Thank you for a wonderful place where we can come together, worship you, glorify you. I pray you would just open our hearts, prepare us for the message, and just give us a heart of worship. We love you. In Jesus' name, amen. Amen.

Children of the living God, come and sing, sing out loud. Children of the living God, sing to the living God. Sing of the wonders he has made. Bird and fly, falling brain, sing of the wonders he has made, sing to living God. How he loves us with great love, he who sits enthroned above for our lives.

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God bless. That's a good praise offering. Come on. Wake up. Good.

Wow. Great. Thank you. You may be seated. Wow.

Super. Thanks, guys. And gal. Appreciate it, Kale. If you look at your information packet this morning, there's a number of quick announcements we want to draw your attention to.

First of all, Saturday the tenth is the old bill run and you see inside this little insert. This is very important to us because it doubles our money. But I mean if I give $100 to old bill and put First Baptist Church on, they send $200 back to the church. And we use all those funds for our benevolent ministries and there are a lot of them many many people especially during this time of year come for many many needs it's a great way for us to bless them and help them encourage them so if you want to do that today or you can take this with you and do it at home but if you want to do it today just fill out your check, tear out the little donor slip, fill it out, and stick it in the offering and we will mail it for you. Ain't that great?

We're going to save you a 40 whatever cents stamp. If not you can take it home yourself and just mail it to the end. As long as they get it by the September 16, then it goes to and then they'll send us a check-in early October. And that really is helpful. Last year $4,000 came in that we were able to use and bless many people throughout the year.

So think about that as God gives you opportunity. Let's hear from, our life groups. Some exciting things are happening in life groups and I want you to know about it. So, Eric, come on up.

Well, I'd like to remind you of something about church that you probably already know and it's just something we need to hear again and again. Church is not this building. Our church is is our people, and growth as a follower of Christ only happens in the context of relationship. That's a that's an essential truth that we at First Baptist cling to. So if you only come on Sunday mornings and you head back out the door, you're you're missing out on, on that vibrant, abundant life that Christ offers because that only happens in the context of relationship.

So this fall, you're gonna see a church wide shift, a a church wide emphasis on our life groups. It's been a few years now since we've had, a lot of emphasis on that, but we really feel that they are essential for for each of you to be involved with so that you can grow in your relationship with Christ and and grow in your relationship with with others. So this September 18, we're gonna have a a kickoff, a sign up, or you're gonna have the opportunity to check out different life group opportunities, ones that might be happening on night that's convenient for you, ones that are gonna be starting up maybe in your neighborhood. So September 18, you're gonna have the opportunity to sign up for a life group, and then starting the week of September 25, those life groups are gonna be starting. And the whole church is gonna be doing the same materials.

We'd like every person in the church to to be in a life group. It'll be a a commitment that runs through the beginning of of November weekly, and we'll all be doing the same thing. And I think this is this is your opportunity to connect with people in the church in a way that's authentic, and it's essential to your growth with Christ and your growth in relationships with others. So starting September 18, get ready because we're gonna be running as a whole church to life groups. Thanks.

Thanks, Eric. It's gonna be a great day. September 18 will be at Bar J. That's gonna be all church, all of our services together that day, and it's gonna be phenomenal as we walk through some exciting things that God is leading us to do together. Another great thing you can see is on a number of discipleship opportunities, men's returning to women's Bible studies.

All of them start on September 14. And so I want to draw your attention to it because we're going to do two series in the men's ministry. Those of you who did not do the quest for authentic manhood, this is a great opportunity for you to come on the fourteenth. And some of you already said, you know, I only was able to go to two or three of them. So I want to kind of go back and do it.

That'd be great also. This is going to be just a tremendous opportunity at 06:00 in the morning. So, oh man, 06:00 is law. No, this is great. 06:00 is a great hour because we're going give you breakfast and and we're better than any restaurant in town except maybe Turpin.

But we're great. We're the best breakfast around. And you're gonna enjoy that at 06:00. And then as we open up your eyes with, like, toothpicks like this, you'll be able to see and and really enjoy men's fellowship for an hour. And it's gonna be really, really thrilling.

So we invite you to be a part of that more next week. And then sign up in in a couple of weeks. But begin to think about that in your mind. And then for those who already went through the authentic manhood, we have a second one. A second one.

So, we're gonna be doing two. And that's the second one is a little a little deeper in the in working in family and what that means to be a husband and and how that translates into caring for your family and leading being a leader as only God can help you do that. So, that'll be a deeper study and that both of them are going on the same time here and in the fellowship hall. So, begin to think about that. The ladies will be a seven week study and more will be, we'll tell you more about that in the weeks to come but that'll be on the book of Colossians.

I would, we were in a in an office the other day and and a lady came up to my wife. She said, weren't you in the Bible study on Wednesday morning? Yeah. Yeah. Well, you're gonna have another one?

Yeah. We're gonna have another one on the fourteenth. Gosh, oh, I wanna go there and so it impacted her so much last year. She can't wait to hear about the one this year and so that'll be happening. The Romans one will be starting as well.

So, you can see that in front of you and it's gonna be great. So we want you to be mindful of those things coming up. If you haven't done your directory yet, please take care of that. Now some of you aware that and many all of you, in fact, know that Roseanne Welch was in Kenya, and we want to invite her to come up next Sunday, by the way. Next Sunday is mission Sunday, and we're going to hear from Roseanne and Dave Hazen about what happened in Kenya.

We're going hear from our young people that went to to Alaska. That's next Sunday. So, the fifth will be an entirely mission Sunday and pastor Carl will be kind of tying it all together but this morning, just for admissions moment, we've asked Roseanne to come and bring greetings from Kenya. So, Roseanne, will you come please?

Renzi, thank you. Since I've in Kenya, they worship the Lord so wonderfully and I haven't had that beat kind of but almost got it back with you. They know how to worship in Kenya. With song and dance and praise. Kenyan people have so little.

60 of Kenyans live below the poverty level. And over a year ago, God started dealing with me about Kenya and calling me to go. And I was there for four months, and thank you, thank you for the for what you did in helping me to go. I could not have answered that call without financial help and not many of us get the opportunity to go and see where working, but God is definitely working in the area of Kenya that I went. I went to help a school.

I'm not a school teacher, but I could teach English and Christian education, and God just used the time there so mightily. It was such an influence on the school and the church and the community. You would not believe. And that can only be done through God. He was the one that did it all, because things happened that could not have happened without his guidance in his hand.

I think people there were praying for their school, and God knew I had a heart for Kenyan people. I've loved the Kenyan people for a long time, and it was just a pleasure, but thank you. And I have a letter today, the only thing I want to do is share this with you for those for the church, all the volunteers. This letter is written to the volunteers, and I have to explain it. This is from a parent who has three children in this school, and she called us her Jeremihs, but I think what she meant, Nehemiah in the Bible was the one who God used to go back to Jerusalem and rebuild the walls of the city of Jerusalem and rebuild.

He did that in fifty two days. And so this is a letter from Grace Wafula, who is a parent of three children in this school. Dear Roseanne and the volunteers, receive much greeting from Kenya in the name of our Almighty God. I am one of the school parents that has been in that school for the last eight years. I was among the board members in 2005 and 2006.

I am the parent of three children in this school, Joy in standard eight. And Joy had an appropriate name because Joy always had a big smile on her face. Brian in standard seven and Lynn in standard three. I would like to take this time to say thank you so much for the prayers, time, money, and energy, and all the resources that you have put in our school to make the school survive. Yes, you are the Jeremihos, which she meant Nehemiahos, of our school.

It was down in the ditch, but you rebuilt it again. The wall was all gone, but the Nehemiahs who you stood up and rebuilt the wall. Blackboards turned up, cold in the classroom because of the windows turned up. The floor was gone, but you rebuilt. No materials for our children to read and write, brought from far.

Many things that I can't list them all. You stood with the future of our school. Yes, there are so many schools around, but where could you find a school that can bring a child to a Christian foundation only in Togony Baptist Academy? And this is because of you standing to build the school. Surely for Roseanne being there teaching, sitting, and talking to our children, and sharing with them what she had, have inspired many children and parents of our school and the community around.

Thank you so much for every person who donated or gave out of his money, time, energy, and prayer for our school and children. The ministry that God has planted in your heart, may God accomplish it, bless your hearts. I know the payment of the world is not much, but let the retirement bonus be in his hands for what you are doing in God's ministry to his people on the earth. I love you people. God bless you, the mom or the mom of Joy, Brian, and Lynn.

And I just want to thank you personally for those of you who wrote me letters of support, who prayed for me, and who gave financially so I could go. It was truly an amazing work and an influence, and I hope we won't forget Togony Baptist Academy. Thank you.

Amen. Ain't it wonderful to be to be involved like that in in being able to bless people so many miles away. By sending Roseanne and David and being a part of the lives of those children. And we're going be talking more about that as the days lie ahead, how we can continue to do that. But it's just great.

That this church is a mission minded church that we really think beyond our walls and God bless us in so many ways. In a moment we're gonna wait on you for your tithes and offerings. Let's just look at a number of prayer requests that are there. I love this first one Caleb Phillip was born to Kyle and Marie Kunson on Tuesday. How about that?

A seven pound, twelve ounce, twenty inch long baby boy. Ain't that cool? So, we praise God for that great answer to prayer. So, I I'll ask the ushers to come and we'll go ahead and wait on you for the morning offering as we pray for these number of requests that are here. Let's pray.

Father God, thank you. Thank you for your faithfulness. Thank you for how you care for every need. Thank you lord that you really know our hearts and you understand our difficulties, our trials. This morning, lord, we pray for the many who have suffered during these last days of this hurricane and the storm that's up to the East Coast.

Some have lost their lives. Families have been separated. Many many are without electricity to today. And Lord we thank you that could have been so much worse. But Lord for those who are suffering today we ask that you'd meet their need and that somehow through all of this, would find peace in you and hope that only comes through knowing Jesus.

So we thank you for what you're gonna do through this storm, as you've promised to take your children through, and so we thank you for that. Lord, we we pray for the many needs that are here on our prayer request sheet. Would you just minister to those who need a physical touch from you today? And, for those who need, Lord, sustenance for you to provide in in many ways, and so we bring them before you. We thank you for little Caleb Philip, and we thank you for this home, and we ask that you bless this home in a wonderful way.

Lord, we pray for for Gordon Anderson today, the father of Sherry Turpin. We thank you, Lord, that that you are in charge of all things. Thank We you for bringing Sherry back safely and through the many stops that she had to come. And so lord, we pray today that you would just encourage your heart, be with the family. We trust you, lord, for all that you're gonna do for them in these days as you bless them and as you are there to sustain them as only you can.

Lord, we again thank you for these offerings and how you will use them to not only bless here but to the ends of the earth and we give you praise in Jesus powerful name. Amen.

All right, guys. Stand with me one more time.

Are called love. You and I are forgiven and free. You and I embrace surrender. You and I choose to believe. You and I will see who we were meant to be.

All we are

world.

Midst the You and I choose to believe. You and I will see. We will meet soon. Even the rocks cry out. Even the heaven shout the sound of his holy name.

So let every voice sing out. Let every knee bow down. It's worthy of all our are called love. You and I are forgiven and freed. You and I embrace surrender.

You and I choose to believe.

Just take these moments now and bless them for your glory in Jesus name. Amen. You may be seated. Thanks, guys. Appreciate it so much.

Some of you wanted to know Scott's address. It's in here. If you need to have it, they'll be leaving next Saturday. So, we want to continue to pray for them. This morning, we have Ron and Sherry Turpin with us.

They are members of our church. And I call Ron and Sherry Marketplace Missionaries. The first time I went into Sherry's store, my wife and I, it was bitter cold, we're there. And the very presence of the Lord was so powerful. It was warm.

It was it was inviting and we began you know how Christian just immediately and I had never met her. I've heard about her but never met her and hadn't met Ron yet And but you just know immediately when people know Christ how there's that attraction. And so we were sharing, and she had on K Love, and it was in the background. And and she was sharing her heart for the marketplace, the people that are around her who who wanna know Jesus, and they just come flocking to her. They just come there because it's a place of rest, a place of peace.

Shalom. And then we we had dinner with them, and and I met Ron, and and immediately, there was a a connection because of China, because of a heart to serve people. And you go into any one of two of Ron's galleries, and immediately, again, you sense the same presence of God. So I wanted to have an opportunity for him to share, get to know him better, for you to get to know him better because we're gonna be using him over the course of this next year in teaching. He has a great teaching ministry.

He's written books, and he just loves God. So, Ron, will you come and just share what God laid on your heart? Welcome Ron Turpin to us this morning.

Let's pray. Our father, we bow our heads today because we believe that in doing so, we acknowledge the fact that what we have to share will mean absolutely nothing unless it comes from you. And so right now, on the threshold of these few moments together, we pray for the miracle that takes place when we open a book and see black words on white pages, and we don't know how you're gonna do it. We don't know how you take the words and have it mean one thing to one person and another to another. But this morning, we're so impressed with you.

We're so confident that you're going to meet us this morning and so desperate to hear from you that we simply say thank you in advance. In Jesus name, amen. If you would take your Bibles and turn with me to the Old Testament to the book of two Kings. And just for information, what I did this morning so I could lead you along here, I went to the index and I counted out the first 12 books. So you go to the twelfth book, and when you get to the twelfth book, it's two Kings, and you kind of get an idea right off if you look at how much of the Bible is already covered.

So we've got a lot of content. I'm not going to say that that's the most important part, but I'm going to tell you there's a lot of information there that will build on what we're going to look at. Second Kings chapter six. Second Kings chapter six. And just simply, for sake of time, I will tell you that there's a war between the king of Syria and the king of Israel.

And the problem is that the king of Syria will send out his band, and they will go, and as they go out to attack, God will speak to a man by the name of Elisha and tell him exactly where he's going to attack the king of Israel. And the message comes, and then the king of Israel goes, Well, I'm not going to go there because I've been warned of God through Elisha, and so therefore I won't go there. Well, this happened many times. In fact, if you look at two Kings chapter six verse 10, And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there not once or twice. Therefore, the heart of the king of Syria, verse 11, was sore trouble for this thing.

And he called his servants, and he said unto them, will you not show me which of us is for the king of Israel? He called a committee meeting, and as he called this committee meeting, he looked around and he said, we got a problem. I mean, somebody here is a spy, and this spy is telling every single thing that we have in the plans for our army. Well, all of a sudden, one of the members of his team raised his hand and said, that's not the truth. There's no spy here.

He said, what? He said, there's no spy here. He said, they've got a guy that knows so much that he can even hear the words that you speak in your bedroom in the middle of the night. Look at the verse, verse 12. And one of the servants said, none, my lord, oh king, but Elijah the prophet that is in Israel.

Elisha the prophet that is in Israel. Telleth the king of Israel the words that he speaketh in his bedsheet. Well now this this king of his of Syria was kinda savvy, and yet he was very stupid because guess what he did? He said, you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna send the whole host of my army down there.

I'm gonna surround him, and I'm gonna get him. Now let's think for a minute. If somebody knows what you're speaking in your bedroom, don't you think they know about that meeting? And so all of a sudden, he gets the whole army together, he sends them all down there, and they pack it in. I wish this morning, and I I I didn't know how it would all work because, I I hadn't worked with the audio video system, but I was gonna picture up here the introduction to the movie, Gladiator's.

I don't know if you ever saw that movie, but in the middle of it, here Russell Crowe comes in, and this big shepherd's running in front of him, and this army of the meanest, ugliest looking men you've ever seen, they're going out to face the Gauls. Well, that's what I pictured. Here comes this army, and they come to a little town like Jackson, and we're gonna see that in just a minute. And they surround mountains, And they come up and they're on their horses, and these guys are ugly, and they're mean, and they're gonna go, the whole army, to get one guy who already knows they're coming. And so all of a sudden, the story begins to grow in intensity.

Go and spy where he is. Then he sent him, verse 13, fetch him. And it was told him saying, behold, he is in Dothan. Anytime you come to the Bible, and I I trust and one of the things I have a chance to share this morning is when you buy a Bible, make sure you buy a Bible that has a really good center column reference. Because this is the only way we make it through the Christian life.

The Bible on one hand and prayer on the other. So if you've got a good center column reference, when you're reading, you can go over, and you'll notice in this verse, it says, and it was told him saying, behold, he's in Dothan. Well, here's a prophet that can live anybody, any place in the whole of the the world of Israel. And why does he choose Dothan? Well, I don't know, but I and I don't wanna make a strong point out of it, except to say that this is where a young man that thought he really had a powerful relationship to God and had a coat of many colors, and he went out to express to his brethren how great it was for them to have him as a part of their family.

And so he tools into Dolphin, and all of a sudden, he discovers that his brothers not only dislike him, but they hate him. And in seeing him coming, Dauphin, they decide this guy is done. Let's kill him. And so they take him, and by the conversation of the passage there in Kings, which you see referenced in, excuse me, in Genesis 3seven 17, you see reference. If you go there, you find out that Dothan is the place where there was a hole in the ground.

And if you take time to look at that hole, there's nothing in it, no water. And they took Joseph and they threw him in the hole, and there he was. And for the first time in his life, Joseph discovered what it was. To be separated, to be stripped of his clothes, and to be in the bottom of a black hole. And he began to discover as he looked up, he probably saw the faces of his brothers.

But thank God he looked beyond and saw the face of God. And so all of a sudden, when you come to Dolphin in scripture, you'll say, oh, I see. Dolphin is where Elisha chose because it has a significance of the resurrection. Because when he came out of that hole, God used him in a powerful way in Egypt to bring about great miracles in the life of Egypt for the children of Israel. But let's watch.

He is in Dauphin. Verse 14, therefore sent he feather horses and chariots and great host, And they came by night, encompassed the city of Adam. I think it's interesting because isn't that the way it always is with the enemy? The darkest time often in our life, he comes along. Well, that night is Elijah, and I like to, are these chairs separate?

Yeah. As Elisha was there, I believe this was his attitude. If he had a rocker, I think it was like this. Now, what do we know? We know that he knows everything that this king of Syria does.

So we know he knows that he's surrounded because God told him. Are you ready? When you're surrounded, is that you? When nights come and the enemies packed in Is that you? Well, the great thing about this story he's got a servant.

And the servant has his devotions in the morning, the servant is a powerful, powerful opportunity to see God in action in Elisha. Let's meet the servant, verse 14. Excuse me, verse 15. And when the servant of the man of God was risen early and had gone forth. Now I don't know what this means.

I got a feeling that he just got up, and let's imagine that the servant is over here and he's been sound asleep and he just gets up, he gets up, gone forth. I don't know what that means. I got a feeling it means outside, get some water, brush the teeth. I don't know what it means, but I do know one thing. The next word says in the authorized King James Bible, behold.

Now what does behold mean? Behold means, hey, take a look. So all of a sudden, gets up, walks out, brushes his teeth, and and the mountains are full of the Syrian army. Remember that group that I pictured in the gladiator? I mean, here these guys are like this, and they're all out there not for one person in Elisha, and he looks around and it says they're covered with this army.

Can you see that, servant? I I just. Comes in. Who's the first person he's gonna see? Come on, can you help me a little bit?

Who's the first person he's gonna see? Elisha. Elisha, sure. The veteran Christian, so to speak. Hi.

Here's Elisha. How are your devotions? Good. Listen, I don't want to put any pressure on you. Look at the verse.

And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, verse 15, and had gone forth, behold, the host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, I don't know how he said this, but you can guess, Alas, my master, how shall we do? I don't think he said, alas, my master, what should we do with this huge Syrian army that's outside our door? I don't think he said that. I think he was a little expressive.

We're surrounded. What are you doing sitting there? I I think that's kinda what he did. Elisha, Shall we pray? No.

Fear not, for we've got them outnumbered. Look at the verse. Fear not, for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. I I just, I think I think Elijah just knew how to communicate. He goes, don't be afraid.

We've got them outnumbered. Now, can you see this servant? Armies out there, we've got them outnumbered. Let's see. He's lost his mind.

You ever feel like that when somebody shares something with you and it just cuts across everything you believe? All of a sudden he says, we've got him outnumbered. And what's Elisha doing? This is great. Elisha, and I don't know how it is, but in the Bible, the Holy Spirit just gives us enough to give us an entertainment of what's going on.

And Elisha must have been in his heart saying this, oh God, oh God, Almighty God, would you open the eyes of this servant that he can see? Twenty twenty vision, give him full vision God. Open his eyes, open his eyes. And I think that's the key to this passage. When you're surrounded and you don't have enough money for the next day, twentytwenty vision.

When you're in the middle of a relationship, and it's so painful, and so hard, and it's so difficult, that down in your heart, you feel like you're rotting, what do you do? When you come to the place and you've lost a loved one, maybe a son or a daughter, and you know, you know you can't figure out why that happened, what do you do? You pray, oh God, open my eyes, let me see, let me really see. So all of a sudden this servant, he opened his eyes and he looked out and all of a sudden he said, woah. What did he see?

I love it, look at this verse. And Elisha prayed and said, Lord, I pray that he may open his eyes and he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw him, behold the mountains were full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. Here's this army, the Syrian, and here's this army, and let me give you a picture of this if you can see it. All of a sudden here are angels, and their chariots are on fire, and all of a sudden, there's swords drawn, There's a host of heaven.

There are 10,000 angels, and all of a sudden, the servant goes, yippeedee doo dah. I'm telling you. He looks over to Elijah and says, this is great. This is the way the Christian life is to be lived. And the Bible says when they came down, I had to read that about a dozen times to think, who came down?

Was it the angels and the fiery chariots or the army? Oh, if you studied the translation, believe that many believe it was the Syrian army. And our time is gone, but let me just share this with you quickly. I couldn't figure this passage out because I started in 13, and it went through 23, and I figured, why would the Holy Spirit spend five verses given the punch of the passage and give you five solid verses about a message and a meal? And I read it, and I read it, and I read it, and I said, God, I don't see it, and I don't see it.

And then all of a sudden, I saw it. And I took the last five verses, and you know what I put in my Bible? I put this, Hebrews. Little Hebrews in the Old Testament. What's Hebrews?

Hebrews says, the theme of the book is better. Better than angels. Better, better than Moses. Better than Aaron. Better than Joshua.

Better than the old covenant. Better. And all of a sudden, I got it. Cause all of a sudden I saw the whole camp of the Syrian army come down and guess what happened? God was watching and Elisha prayed and said, Smite them with blindness.

And all of a sudden, they couldn't see. And Elisha walked right up and he did this. Stand up. I prayed with this guy. Look how big this guy is.

Pastor Don said, I prayed with pastor Don, look how big he is and how little I am. I think Elisha was little. And he came, and he got ahold of his hands, and he says, you guys, the man you're looking for, follow me. He said, yeah. And here's what he is.

Watch. And he led the whole can you see these guys? Yeah. Take their side away. And all of a sudden, here's the whole army.

Can't see a thing. Did it? We don't have time to read the passage, but read it on your own. And he takes them right to the heart of Syria, of Samaria, right to the heart of Samaria, the king that was their enemy. And he brings them in and the king of Samaria is so shocked, says, Elisha, shall I kill them all?

He said, No. You don't kill your enemies. When they come to you like this, you feed them. I didn't get it. And I read it and I read it and I read it and I said, show me, Lord, what do you mean?

And then I came back to little Hebrews, better, better, better, better, better. Get it? Now watch. All of a sudden, they get their sight back. And they're they're surrounded by the Samaritan army.

All their swords are drawn. Elisha says, no, put them up. You don't don't wanna kill them, you wanna feed them. What's the picture? If it's better, if it's better than angels, and it's better than Moses, it's better than Aaron, and it's better than Joshua, and it's better than the old covenant, what's he saying?

He says, Jesus tops them all. You see, you're born again into the family of God, immediately you get a little group of angels that camps around about you. When you're born into the family of God, all of a sudden you see that the Holy Spirit comes within you, and you surround the enemy. Do you ever look at it like that when you wake up in the morning? Get up in the morning and all of a sudden you say, I don't many times as hell, I get up.

Oh, no. But think about it, you're surrounded by the power of the host of heaven, surrounded by angels, surrounded by those that have awesome power, but greater than that, the Holy Spirit, the person of the Lord Jesus lives within you. And are you ready for this? Where do you see it in this passage? You see it in a prophet leading them by the hand.

You see it in a meal provided. Where's the best way to express that you have twenty twenty vision? I'll tell you where. It's when your UPS driver comes riding in, and all of a sudden, bam, morning, and you see Jesus. It's when you go to the grocery store and you see a Christian in line and all of a sudden somebody broke it in front of him.

Or you see, oh go ahead, you must be in a real hurry.